Display rack for lumber



Feb. 9, 1937. BISHQP 2070,507

DISPLAY BACK FOR LUMBER Filed Aug. 1, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patentecl Feb. 9, 1937 UNITED srmss rararrr ()FFICE DISPLAY RACK FOR LUMBER Harry W. Bishop, Chicago, Ill. Application August 1, 1935, Serial No. 34,165 5 Claims. (Cl. 211-13) My nventon relates to display racks for lurn supports 2 for spacing the different kinds of her. pieces of lumber fro-m each ether, and aplurality One of the objcts of my nvention is to proof open top compartments! above sa1d rectanguvide such a rack for use in sales rooms generally, 1ar compartment for holding small pieces oflum- 5 such as hardware or paint stores and the lke, so ber and the lke. The rack may be provided Wlth 5 constructed that the dilerent kinds of pieces of uprlght end pieces 8 between which the shelf-like lumber will be displayed to a prospectve purpp s the G0 D tL retaning rails chaser with the face sdes of the boards outward and the elongatecl rests 4 extend, these end so that the prospectlve purchaser aan easly and p s f0rmng pa Of the pp framew0rk quickly judge the quality of the lumber dsplayed. rvn t0 held th var Darts n pr p p i- 10 A further object is 13 provide a a k of the tion. These end pieces serve as closures forthe character indlcated in which the pieces of lumber ends 0f t c c0mpartmerlt 5. One Of these may be easily and quickly removed from the raak end pieces y D W a hnged 1001 for nspecton, etc. 9 aording access to the 1'nteror of the compart- 15 A urther object of my inventon is to provide m? The Side W s Of t partment may 15 a raak of the character indoated having an extend upwa dl a v the p p t t p vid elongated horizontally extending compartment Side W&11S 0T 13119 Small 013611 p compartmellts 7 for storing pieces of lumber in substantally horlv t main Gentral p tm nt I These zontal positon, thus provdng an easily acces- Small 013811 p compartmens y be f e by sble stock of diferent kinds of pieces of lumber. Sutable partitions I extending between the sde 20 A further object is to provide a display raak WallS- The Separator bars may be r01md p e s of t ch ra te n t in whch a number nserted through h0les bored in the sde WaIJs II of small open top compartments are provided f and extendng laterally on both sides ofthe censtoring small pieces of lumber and. the like. cmparlmellt The p y k m y be Further objects will appear from the specifioamoullled 1 aS%TS L S0 aS be Teadily 25 (jon and t appended 1 shifted. In use, the pieces of lumber of dfierent I th drar7vjngs in Whch an embodmen; kinds are placed in positon on therack W1'th their my nventon is Shown; lower ends restng on the shelf-like supports 2 Flgure 1 is a perspectve view of my improved a1dthel upperpoons aganst hev fm lumber display raak; zontally extending rests 4. The separator bars 6 Fjg 2 is an end view ther of; hold the diferentkinds of pieces of lumber sep- Fig, 3 is transverse secton thereof; arate from each other. These separator bars Fig, 4 is ]ongtudjnal secton thereof; and are differently spaced to accommodate boards of Fig, 5 is a, plan v different Wdths. "The boards are supported in 40 stantlally horizontal positon, twoelongated shelfmb van be easily andquckly removed arter 40 of 1umber 3 pair of elongated rests 4 adjacent Further modificzatons wil] beapparent to these 43 the upper edges of the compartment extendn Sklled in the art, and it is desred, therefore, 45 parallel to and a substantal distance above the tha" the I1VGI1O be 1mted 5 by the p 0' shelf-like supports 2, respectively, against which altand the Scope of h appended claims the upper parts of the pieces of lumber 3 rest and HaVng hus descrbed my IIVGIIOIL Wha I by Whch they are supported in a postion claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

59 clned to the vertcal wth the faoes of the boards Adsplay Pack 1umbe1 comprsng 2111 expgsed t t prospectve purchaser, pair of elongated rectanglar horizontal floor portion, retainng rails 5 extending parallel to and some- Wa11S eXtendng a dly fl0m Saidfloor vvhat above the supports 2, respectvely, to preportonat Pp0ste ends theleof I Y 11 vent the lower ends of the pieces of lumber from a le Vercal two P Sde Wa118 slippng 01 from the supports 2, two sets of exteldllgllpwardly 0m saidfloor portionand 55 horzontally extending separator bar members 5 extending 1betweensaid. end Walls and lying in lyng substantally in the same horzontal plane lvert l 1 nes a t rght angles t0= thefl00r a substantial distnce above the supports 2, reand end walls, a cover lying in a horizontal plane spectvely, and extending parallel to each other extending between sad sde walls and from one and transversely With respect to the shelf-like end wall to the other, whereby thefloor portion,

elongated pieces of lumber, the upper ends of vvhch are supported by the upper edge of one of said side walls, said end walls extending laterally beyond one of said side walls, and. an elongated retaining rail extending between said lateral extensions of said end walls and lying adjacent said shelf-like support to prevent the lovver ends of the pieces of lumber rom slipping 0i rom said shelf-like support.

2. A display raak for lumber comprising an elongated rectangular horizontal floor portion, two end. walls extending upvvardly rom said fioor portion at opposite ends thereof and lying in parallel vertical planes, twospaced side walls extending upwardly from said floor portion and exteiiding between said end walls and lyng in parallel vertical planes at right angles to the fioor and end walls, a cover lying in a horizontal plane extending betvveen said side walls and from one end wall to the otner, vvhereby the fioor portion, end walls, side walls and cover form a horizontal elongated compartment for storing pieces of lumber in substantially horizontal position, said floor portion extendng laterally beyond one of said side walls to provicle a shelf-lke support extending adjacent and along the lovver portion of said compartment or supporting the lower ends of elongated pieces of lumber, the upper ends of which are supported by the upper edge of one of said side walls, said end walls extending laterally beyond one of said side walls, and an elongated retaining rail extending between said lateral eX- tensions of said end walls and lying adjacent said shelf-like support to prevent the lower ends of the pieces of lumber rom slippng o from said shelf-like support, one of said end walls being provided With a door afiording access to the compartment.

3. A display rack or lumloer comprsing an elongated rectangular horizontal floor portion, two end walls extending upwardly from said fioor portion at opposte ends thereof and lying in parallel vertical planes, tvvo spaced side walls extendng upwarolly from said floor portion and. extending betvveen said end walls and lyng in parallel vertical planes at rght angles to the floor and end walls, a cover lying in a horizontal plane extending between said side walls and from one end wall to the other, whereby the floor portion,

end walls, side walls and cover form a horizontal elongated compartment or storing pieces of lumloer in substantially horizontal position, said floor portion extending laterally beyond one of said side walls to provide a shelf-like support extending adjacent and along the lower porton of said compartment for supporting the lower ends of elongated pieces of lumber, the upper ends of which are supported by the upper edge of one of said side walls, said floor porton extending laterally beyond both of said side walls to provide two shel-like supports extending adjacent and along the lovver portion of said compartment or supporting the lower ends of e1ongated pieces of lumber, the upper ends of Which are supported by the upper edges of said side walls, said end walls also extending laterally beyond both of said side walls, and a pair of elongated horizontal retaining rails extenoling between said lateral extensions of said end walls and lying adjacent said shel-like supports to prevent the lower ends of the pieces of lumber from slipping off from said shelf-like supports.

4. A display rack for lumloer comprising an elongated rectangular horizontal fioor portion, tvvo end walls extending upvvardly from said loor portion at opposite ends thereof and lying in parallel vertical planes, two spaced side walls extending upwardly from said f1oor portion and extending betvveen said end walls and lying in parallel vertical planes at right angles to the loor and. end walls, a cover lying in a horizontal plane extending between said side walls and from one end wall to the other, whereby the floor portion, end walls, side walls and cover form a horizontal elongated compartment for storing pieces of lumber in substantially horizontal position, said fioor portion extending laterally beyond one of said side walls to provide a shel-like support extending adjacent and along the lower portion of said compartrnent :Eor supporting the lovver ends of elongated pieces of lurober, tne upper ends of which are supported by the upper edge of one of said side walls, said end walls extending laterally beyond one of said side walls, an el ongatecl retaining rail extending oetween said lateral extensions of said end walls and lying adjacent said shel-like support to prevent the lower ends of the pieces of lumber rorn slipping off from said shelflike support, and a plurality of horizontal separator bars lying substantially in the same hori zontal plane a substantial distance above said shel-like support and extenoling parallel to each other and transversely with respect to the sheltlike support for separating the different kinds of pieces of lurnber rom each other.

5. A display rack or lumber comprising an elongated rectangular horizontal floor portion, two end walls extending upwardly trom said loor portion at opposite ends thereof and lying in parallel vertical planes, tvvo spacecl side walls extending upwardly rom said floor portion and extending between said end walls and lying in parallel vertical planes at right angles to the fioor and end walls, a cover lyng in a horizontal plane extending between said side walls and from one end wall to the other, whereby the floor portion, end walls, side walls and cover form a horizontal elongated compartment or storing pieces of lumber in substantially horizontal position, said loor portion extending laterally beyond one of said side walls to provide a shelflike support extending adjacent and along. the lower portion of said compartment or supporiing the lower ends of elongatecl peces of lumber, the upper ends of which are supported oy the upper edge of one of said side walls, said end walls extending laterally beyond one of said side walls, an elongated retaining rail extending oetvveen said lateral extensions of said end walls and lying adjacent said shelflike support to prevent the lower ends of the pieces of lumoer from slipping of rom said shel-like support, said side walls and end walls extending above said cover, and partitions extending between said side wall extensions to provide a plurality of open top compartments above said cover.

HARRY W. BISIIOP. 

